In the 2011 Report on Canada, the Institute reaffirms that Canada’s economy is one of the world’s most successful among countries with populations greater than 10 million. But against the United States, Canada’s GDP per capita continues to trail significantly. Canada’s GDP per capita – a measure of the value created by workers and firms in Canada from the human, physical, and natural resources in the country – trailed the US by $9,500 or 17 percent in 2010, essentially unchanged from the 2009...

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In the Report, the Institute reaffirmed that Canada’s economy is among the world’s most successful. But continues to trail against the United States. The Institute reports that Canada’s GDP per capita trailed the US by $9,300 or 17 percent in 2009, essentially unchanged from the 2008 gap of $9,400 in constant (2009) dollars.

The Report identifies some positive developments in Canada’s competitiveness, such as the way we tax business investment. However, some other factors continue to be...

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The current economic turmoil is certainly a cause for concern, but it also can be a time for opportunity and hope – if we are prepared to take bold action.

Despite public concerns about the current economic slowdown, Canadians have an opportunity to build our future prosperity by ensuring we keep a balanced perspective on short-term and long-term challenges. In their Report on Canada, Opportunity in the turmoil, the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity and the Martin Prosperity...

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Canada has one of the most prosperous and competitive economies in the world. But we are not living up to our full economic potential. The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, in its fifth Report on Canada, Setting our sights on Canada’s 2020 ProsperityAgenda, proposes the 2020 Prosperity Agenda as a way of contributing to the national discussion on realizing our prosperity potential.

Canada’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita ranks second among countries with a population...

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Canadians need to step up to the challenge of closing our prosperity gap with the United States by 2020. With the likelihood of a federal and several provincial elections over the next 18 months, Canadians will have the opportunity to discuss and debate the importance of the prosperity gap and ways to narrow it. The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity in its Report on Canada 2007, Agenda for Canada’s prosperity, proposes a prosperity agenda as a way of invigorating the debate.

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Canadians need to rebalance our priorities and policies toward investing for the future, if we want to achieve our prosperity potential and close the widening gap we have with the United States.

In the important areas of post-secondary education and investment in machinery, equipment, and software, Canada has under invested dramatically. The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity in its Report on Canada 2006, Rebalancing priorities forCanada’s prosperity, assesses Canada’s economic...

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In Realizing Canada’s prosperity potential, The Institute concludes that Canadians have created one of the most successful economies in the world. However, our GDP per capita trails the United States by $7,200 (Canadian) - a 16 percent prosperity gap. Canada’s prosperity gap with the US widened from $6,000 thousand per capita in 2002 to $7,200 in 2003. This gap translates into an unrealized potential of $15,000 after tax disposable income for the average Canadian family and $90 billion in lost...

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In the special report, Partnering for investment in Canada’s prosperity, the Institute concludes that Canadians have created one of the most successful economies in the world, second highest among countries with half of Canada’s population or greater. However, our GDP per capita trails the United States by $6,300 (Canadian) - the 15 percent prosperity gap. Productivity is the source of the prosperity gap. The Institute noted that Canadians are not creating as much value as we should from the...